Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison sentence ahead of his Cannes premiere
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad…
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Reports of army killing of villagers in Myanmar supported by photos and harrowing tale of a survivor
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Reports that soldiers of Myanmar’s military government last week carried out a massacre of more…
Continue ReadingGreek and Turkish leaders seek to stress thawing relations but tensions remain under the surface
By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — The leaders of Greece and Turkey have met for talks that were supposed to underline their efforts…
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Community Conversations: Mindful Bend attracts local support for African children in need
This week in Community Conversations, Lynsey Harris speaks with Sierra Lavelle, the founder of Mindful Bend, a nonprofit that provides support for…
Continue ReadingMelinda French Gates is resigning from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Melinda French Gates, one of the world’s preeminent philanthropists, said Monday she would resign as…
Continue ReadingChad’s opposition leader challenges the results of the presidential elections
By MOUTA ALI Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s opposition leader says he has filed an appeal with the country’s…
Continue ReadingViolent protests continue in Pakistan-held Kashmir against price hikes. Talks with the IMF begin
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Protests against price hikes have continued for the fourth day in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir with demonstrators…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s return to areas of Gaza it said were clear of Hamas raises doubts about its military strategy
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military has renewed its fighting in northern Gaza where it previously claimed to have dismantled…
Continue ReadingPolish activists criticize Tusk’s government for tough border policies and migrant pushbacks
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Refugee rights activists are criticizing Poland’s pro-European Union government for plans…
Continue ReadingCanadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest for a…
Continue ReadingPunxsutawney Phil’s babies are named Shadow and Sunny. Just don’t call them the heirs apparent
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil’s offspring have names that just might help the famed weather-forecasting groundhog to predict when…
Continue ReadingAlabama deputies ask for witnesses’ help after shooting at May Day party left 3 dead, 18 hurt
STOCKTON, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in south Alabama are urging witnesses to come forward with videos that might show who was responsible for a…
Continue ReadingMother of three uses early morning routine to become a record-breaking runner and inspiration
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Helen Ryvar took up running in 2020 just before Britain went into lockdown amid the…
Continue ReadingChina and US envoys will hold the first top-level dialogue on artificial intelligence in Geneva
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva for talks about…
Continue ReadingMortgage companies could intensify the next recession, US officials warn
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — US officials worry the next recession could be intensified by a cascading series of failures in the mortgage…
Continue ReadingCollapsing billboard kills 3 and hurts 59 in heavy rains in Mumbai. Scores might be trapped
NEW DELHI (AP) — A billboard has collapsed and killed three people and injured 59 in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, in thunderstorms and…
Continue Reading1,500 Georgia State University applicants got acceptance emails. It was a mistake
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Congratulations seemed in order for roughly 1,500 undergraduate applicants to Georgia State University. Over…
Continue ReadingHedge fund operators go on trial after multibillion-dollar Archegos collapse
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal fraud trial has begun for the owner and chief financial officer of a hedge fund that…
Continue ReadingBritish prime minister warns of ‘axis of authoritarian states’ in pre-election speech
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned of a dangerous future for the U.K. in a pitch to…
Continue ReadingIndonesian police raid drug lab in Bali villa
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police say they have raided what they have called a major drug lab…
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